Why: This very simple task has a powerful influence over how the rest of your day goes.Crazy?Sounds it, huh?There are tons of articles on line about the power of making your bed.I’m only including one link here because really, it’s not rocket science.

I learned the power of making my bed when I moved to New Orleans and lived in a shotgun house.You had to pass through my bedroom to get to the bathroom and when I had guests, I didn’t want to appear to be a slob and not have my bed made.

To date, it’s still one of the best things I do daily. For me, there is nothing inviting or joyful about looking at an unmade bed.

Chaos.

Disarray.

Unwelcoming.

The best part? Coming home at night and feeling like I’ve landed in an orderly and peaceful place, regardless of how stressful my day was.

Potential Positive Outcomes:Feelings of order, success and a general sense of overall well being.

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Why:Eggs can be a good, easy and inexpensive source of protein.Eggs are also often foods that many people react to poorly.However, I’ve come to believe that in many cases it’s not the eggs, per se, but how the chickens who laid them were fed (and treated). You are what you eat, eats, right?Same goes for them, too. If the hens are eating chemical laden garbage, so are you.

NOTE: I am NOT throwing local farmers under the bus, here.I’m noting, again, that just because you buy eggs at your local farmer’s market it doesn’t make them the best choice.Local does not equal organic.

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All I’m doing here is calling us ALL out (myself included) on the reality that we can get caught in the downward sugar spiral every now and then.Even with my modified paleo diet, I’ll occasionally fall into a jag of emotional eating and quickly slip down the sugar rabbit hole.

We’re human.It happens.It’s good to get off of it every now and then so we can remember what it feels like when we abuse it.It’s not pretty.

NOTE: Dried fruit is chock full of sugar. Just because it’s whole fruit doesn’t make it good.I learned this lesson the HARD way with dried mango.

What do we substitute in place of it, if anything?The only sugar you should be consuming during this time is whole fruit.Studies have shown that non-sugar sweeteners (xylitol, stevia, etc)still trigger the brain in undesirable ways.Stick to fruit, and not too much dried fruit as it is LOADED with sugar.

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Whatever you focus on you get more of.The brain, for the most part, does what you tell it to do.Use it to your advantage, not your disadvantage.

Sometimes we overthink things.You CAN make real solid change in your life by not only changing what you think, but believing it will be your outcome.If you want to be good at anything you have to practice.

Practice thinking, saying AND believing that positive outcomes will be yours.

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Why: Because they are messing up your gut microbiome something fierce.They are pretty hard on the kidneys, too. Once you lose kidney function, you can’t regain it.

I know a lot of people who take NSAIDs (non-steriodal anti-inflammatory drugs) every day….just because.They think they are doing themselves a favor.

Not so much.

I cannot tell you how many people tell me things like:

“I take an aspiring every morning, just because.”

“I take an ibuprofen because something every day too keep discomfort at bay.”

The over the count NSAIDs most commonly abused by us are aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen (Advil, Motrin, Aleve, Nuprin).While seemingly innocuous and easily accessible, they are ok to use every now and then to relieve a short-term problem.

However, getting up every day and taking one “just because” is no good.Stop.Just stop.